Lingen weather in October

In October, Lingen sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Lingen's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:06 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Lingen reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1169
2169
3169
4169
5169
6158
7158
8158
9158
10158
11158
12158
13147
14147
15147
16147
17147
18147
19137
20137
21137
22137
23137
24137
25136
26126
27126
28126
29126
30126
31126

How October really feels in Lingen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lingen weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6813.41.980.0
Feb / 54112.49.50.3
Mar / 5611.7111.51.9
Apr14° / 4810.90.213.64.0
May18° / 6011.3015.55.5
Jun21° / 11°6812.1016.55.9
Jul23° / 14°8113.8016.16.1
Aug22° / 13°7612.7014.56.2
Sep19° / 11°6511.1012.45.7
Oct14° / 6311.8010.33.8
Nov / 6012.20.48.51.5
Dec / 71132.27.50.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32872
42773
52773
62773
72872
82872
92971
102971
112971
123070
133070
143070
153070
163070
173070
183070
192971
202971
212971
222872
232872
242773
252872
262674
272674
282674
292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Lingen gets around 63 mm of rain over 11.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
540
639
739
838
937
1036
1136
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1836
1936
2037
2137
2238
2339
2439
2540
2640
2741
2841
2942
3042
3142

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18614
28614
38713
48713
58812
68911
78911
89010
9919
10919
11928
12928
13937
14937
15937
16946
17946
18946
19955
20955
21964
22964
23964
24973
25973
26973
27973
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 4:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:396:00
211.36:415:58
311.26:435:55
411.16:445:53
511.16:465:51
611.06:485:48
710.96:505:46
810.96:525:44
910.86:535:41
1010.76:555:39
1110.76:575:37
1210.66:595:34
1310.57:015:32
1410.57:035:30
1510.47:045:28
1610.37:065:25
1710.37:085:23
1810.27:105:21
1910.17:125:19
2010.17:145:17
2110.07:155:14
229.97:175:12
239.97:195:10
249.87:215:08
259.77:235:06
269.77:255:04
279.67:275:02
289.57:285:00
299.57:304:58
309.47:324:56
319.37:344:54

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Dim
82.0Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Lingen?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lingen.

What to pack for Lingen in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Lingen sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Lingen in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lingen peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lingen?

Lingen sits at 52.5°N, 7.3°E, 26 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Meppen, 19 km away.

Topography around Lingen

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lingen.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lingen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m.

The land around Lingen is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), trees (26%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
346 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Meppen 19 km · Nordhorn 20 km · Bad Bentheim 27 km · Rheine 28 km · Hörstel 31 km · Haren 31 km · Oldenzaal 36 km · Ochtrup 36 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lingen (52.5227°, 7.3255°, elevation 26 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).